foster + partners’ sharjah library will join a gerry judah sculpture
foster + partners has revealed plans for a library and cultural center in sharjah, a united arab emirates city on the arabian gulf. the two-storey building has been designed to offer a sense of clarity and lightness, with a large floating roof cantilevering on all sides of a transparent rectilinear volume. located ten kilometers (six miles) from the city center, the so-called ?house of wisdom? will join ?the scroll? ? a new piece of public art by gerry judah, which is already in place. ?gerry?s sculpture is a perfect complement to the minimalist geometry of our building,? says gerard evenden, head of studio, foster + partners.
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both the foster + partners-designed library and the spiraling sculpture are being developed by the sharjah investment and development authority and celebrate sharjah?s status as UNESCO world book capital 2019. ?long considered primarily as repositories for books and periodicals, the role of libraries in the life of contemporary communities is set to be re-imagined for the 21st century,? evenden continues. ?the house of wisdom conceptualizes the library as a social hub for learning, supported by innovation and technology.?
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a 15-meter-wide overhang shades the building?s façades throughout most of the day, while aluminum screens filter the low sun in the evenings. visitors enter the building from its western edge into a double-height reception hub with a central court...
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